Mark Sourian Explained

Mark Sourian is an American film producer and studio executive.

Personal life

Sourian grew up in the Lenox Hill section of New York City,[1] son of two college professors. He graduated from Public School 6, Bronx High School of Science[2] and, in 1995, magna cum laude, from Harvard College.[3] He married Stephanie Moy in September 2016. They live in Los Angeles.

Career

Sourian has worked most of his career as a film studio production executive, most notably as Co-President of Production at DreamWorks from 2009 to 2012, where he oversaw production of The Ring,[4] The Ring Two, Sweeney Todd, Real Steel,[5] The Kite Runner, Things We Lost in the Fire and House of Sand and Fog, among others,[6] and, beginning in 2015, as Executive Vice-President at Universal, where he oversaw production on The Fate of the Furious.[7] In between studio posts, from 2012 to 2015, he worked as an independent producer with an exclusive first-look deal with DreamWorks[8] when he produced Need for Speed[9] and executive produced Delivery Man, A Dog's Purpose[10] and Ghost in the Shell.[11] He served as executive producer of the series Echo 3 for Apple TV+ in 2022. In 2023, he took over as President of Production at The Chosen Inc., overseeing The Chosen, commencing with its third season.[12]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bxscience.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=350440&type=d&pREC_ID=695720
  2. https://www.bxscience.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=350440&type=d&pREC_ID=695720
  3. Web site: Fleming . Mike . DreamWorks Executive Mark Sourian Joining Universal As Executive VP . Deadline . 2015-06-10 . 2016-09-30.
  4. Web site: Veteran DreamWorks Exec Joins Universal Pictures . . 2015-10-06 . 2016-09-30.
  5. Web site: Sneider . Jeff . 2012-05-31 . DreamWorks exec Sourian transitions to producer . 2021-05-02 . Variety . en-US.
  6. Web site: Dave McNary. Dave McNary . Universal, Mark Sourian: Studio Hires ‘Need for Speed’ Producer . Variety . 2015-06-10 . 2016-09-30.
  7. Web site: 'Fast 8' to 'Criminal Minds': When On-Set Feuds Go Public . . 2016-08-17 . 2016-09-30.
  8. Web site: Sneider. Jeff. 2012-05-31. DreamWorks exec Sourian transitions to producer. 2021-05-02. Variety. en-US.
  9. Web site: Dave McNary. Dave McNary . Mark Sourian Developing Navy Seal Movie . Variety . 2013-08-01 . 2016-09-30.
  10. Web site: Dave McNary. Dave McNary . ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Trailer Asks ‘What Is the Meaning of Life?’ . Variety . 2016-08-26 . 2016-09-30.
  11. Web site: Justin Kroll . ‘Ghost in the Shell’: Scarlett Johansson Signs On to Star (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . 2015-01-05 . 2016-09-30.
  12. Web site: ‘The Chosen’ Sets Former DreamWorks Exec Mark Sourian As President Of Production, Will Serve As Foundation For Bible-Based Entertainment Universe . 2023-03-28 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420181109/https://deadline.com/2023/03/the-chosen-mark-sourian-president-of-production-2-1235311742/ . 2023-04-20 . live .